Shears and scissors.



F. MEISSNER. SHBABB AND SOISSORS. APPLIUATIO N FILED FEB. 23

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

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FRITZ MEISSNER, 0F AMPERE, EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

SHEARS AND SCISSORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 23, 1910.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

Serial No. 545,298.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRITZ MEISSNER, a subject of the King of Prussia, residing in Ampere,'East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shears and Scissors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in shears and scissors in which by the interposition of an intermediate lever mechanism between the lower and upper blades the cutting power of the upper blade of the shears is considerably increased, and thereby the force required for operating the shears considerably diminished, so that the same are specially applicable for use for cutting sheet metal, surgical bandages, cloth, paste-board and other substances; and for this purpose the invention consists of a pair of shears which comprises a lower blade provided with a handle, an upper blade having an enlarged shank with an inclined slot in its shank, a supporting arm pivoted to the shank of the lower blade, a presserlcver provided with an angular or elbowshaped outer end fulcrumed at its angle to the upper end of the supporting arm, said presserlever having a handle crossing the shank of the lower blade, a pivot-screw passing through the inclined slot "of the upper blade and a hole in the lower blade and a pivot-strap connecting the angular end of the presser-lever with the pivot-screw.

The invention consists further of certain details of construction which will be fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent side-elevations of my improved shears, showing them respectively from opposite sides, and with the blades in closed position, Fig. 3 is also a similar sideelevation showing the blades in open position, and Fig. at is a vertical transverse section on line 4, 4, Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, a represents the lower blade, which is provided with a handle a of the usual shape, and b is the upper blade of the improved shears. The shank of the lower blade is provided with two holes, one for the insertion of a pivot screw f which passes through the Mummy and upper blades 0, 5, while the second hole 0 serves for the insertion of a pivot-pin d to which the lower end of the supporting arm (Z of a presser-lever e is pivoted. The presser-lever c is provided with an angular or elbow-shaped upper end and fulcrumed at its angle to the supporting arm d, while the shank of the presser-lever crosses the shank of the lower blade and is provided with a handle 6 The upper blade 6 is cut off near the pivot-screw f and provided with an enlarged shank 6 having an inclined slot 5 that is guided on the pivotscrew 7 of the blades. The pivot-screw f is also connected by a pivot-strap g with a pivot-pin g on the presser-lever 6 near its fulcrum c with the supporting arm cl, while the outer end of the presser-lever is connected by a screw-pivot c with a lug at the outer end of the blade I). Washers w, 10 are interposed between the pivotstrap 9 and the upper blade I) and between the lower blade and the nut f of the pivotscrew f, as shown clearly in Fig. 3. For regulating the pressure between the blades, the screw-nut f, is screwed tighter or looser on the threaded shank of the pivot-screw f, so that its head bears with greater or lesser force on the blades a, b.

The shank of the lower blade a is provided with a detachable cutting blade 0, that is applied by metal-screws a to the front end of the shank a so as to be easily detached when worn out. As the upper blade 6 is detachable by removing the pivot-screw f and unscrewing the pivot from the lug b and presser-lever e, the blades can be readily removed after the cutting edges are worn out and supplied with a new lower cutting blade on the shank-portion of the lower blade and a new upper blade in connection with the presserlever and lug of the upper blade, in the same manner as the worn out blades were connected with these parts.

The operation of my improved shears is as .follows: By moving the handle of the lower blade away from the handle of the presser-lever', the upper blade is turned on the pivot-screw and simultaneously drawn back by the action of the pivot-strap connecting the presser-lever with the pivotscrew of the blades, so that a shear cut is exerted by the edges of the upper blade and lower blade on the substance to be cut when the handles are subsequently drawn together.

The increased leverage which is imparted V b paaaae a aeitgsabaae mits a' greater rforceito be exerted, the working ofthe shears is rendered easier, so that the workman can operate them: for a:

cutting sheet-metal," in which case both handles may be used in operating the 'shears;

. while when made'ina medium size, the T shears can be used for cuttingheavy cloth and sim lar fabr1cs',wh1le when made in a; smaller slze they can be used assclssors.

- By means of the presser-lever and'itspivot} con'nection with the upper blade the opening and closing of the bladesis facilitated, andv the cutting operation accelerated, so that the shears can be used with special advantage by metal w0rkers,surgeons, book-binders,

. claim as and others. I l o Having thus described my invention, I new and desire to secure by Letters Patent I i 1;.1A pair of shears, consistingof a lower blade'providedo with a handle, an upper blade provided with an enlarged shank provided with an inclined guide-slot near its plvotconnect-ion wlth the lower blade, a forwalidly-extending supporting arm pivoted to the shank of the lower blade, a 'presserleverprovided with a handle at its rear-end 'and a'n angular orelbow-shap'ed arm at its 5 i-forwa'rd -end, said presser-lever being fulcrumed to the upper end of the supporting arm, and the outer end'of the upper blade,

a pivot-screw connectingthe lower and upper blades, and a pivot-strap between the V t-scr w and the forward end of the presser-lever.

2. A pair of shears consisting of a lower blade provided with a handle, an upper 2 blade having, 7 an enlarged shank provided lug at its outlet "end, a supporting arm W piy oted to the shank of. the lower blad 2). "longertime with less fatigue. When made. a larger size, the shearscan be' used for presser-lever provided with a shank-extend "ingacross the shank; of the lower blade'at its rearfend andan angular or elbow shaped forward-end, said presser-lever belng fulcrumed at itsangle to the upper end of the supporting arm and at itsouterend to the lug onthe upper blade, a pivot-screw for the upper and lower blades, and a pivot-strap connecting thepivot screw with the presserlever nearits. fulcrum with the supporting per end of the supporting arm and at its outer end by a screw-pivot with the upper blade, a pivot-screw connecting the upper and lower blades, and a pivot-strap connecting the pivot-screw with a point on the presser-lever near its fulcrum-connection with the supporting arm. In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRITZ MEISSNER. Witnesses: A

FAMNNIE FIsK,

PAUL GOEBEL. 

